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What Lies In the Dark
Chapter 5
The lonely Hylian steadily made his way into his dorm. His room was empty, and quiet. The Altean Prince must have left, wandering the hallways of the mansion. Link didn't care. He liked being alone, rather than being annoyed by the blue haired prince.
Link flipped the light switch and closed the door behind him. He walked over to his bed, flopping down on his back causing the pillows to fall to the floor. He grabbed the Master Sword, from the side of his bed and lifted it out in front of him studying it. He glanced at his reflection, and let out a small chuckle.
The clock on the nightstand, near his bed shined brightly 9:00. It was too early for the Hylian to go to bed, but he had nothing else better to do. Due to Mario's death, they were all being kept in their rooms at 8:30. Where ever Marth was, he was surely breaking the curfew.
As Link lowered the Master Sword, he yawned deeply, and laid down on his bed. He glanced up at the ceiling, thinking to himself, before he drifted off to sleep.
Link startled awake and abruptly sat up. He ran his fingers through his hair, noticing the lights in his room were off. Link bit his lip and looked down at the clock. 9:20. He had only gotten twenty minutes of sleep. What was it that had woken him?
Link swing his feet around sitting on the edge of the bed. His eyes widened, as he watched the door squeak as it slightly opened. The hallway lights shined into the room, blinding Link's eyes. Link stood irritated and walked over to the door, slamming it closed. He kept his hand on the door, listening to the frightening sound behind him.
Link's eyes immediately widened, as a gloved hand grabbed him from behind, covering his mouth. The Hylian struggled, trying desperately to get out of the figure's grasp. Sweat dripped down Link's forehead, as the figured pulled him back to the bed. Link felt his heart race, as he watched from the corner of his eyes, as the figure grab the Master Sword. Link tried to scream, but the gloved remained covering his mouth.
The figure leaned forward, their mouth right near Link's ear. Link felt tears roll down his cheeks, as the figure whispered something softly into his ears.
Before Link had a chance to understand what the figure said, the sword was thrust forward, causing all movements to cease.
Fox ran frantically down the hallway, toward the other side of the mansion. Roy and Marth desperately tried to follow him, but couldn't keep up with Fox's tremendous speed. Fox's panting grew heavier, as he turned the final corner, leading to Link's dorm.
Link was the next victim, and they had to warn him before the murderer strikes again. Link never believed that the book related to the deaths, but Fox knew it was true. If they end up locating Link, deceased, then they know for sure, all of this is happening because of Falco's book.
Fox's pace steadied, as he made his way down the hallway. Zelda walked over to her dorm and made her way to the other side of the hallway, about to enter Link's room. Fox panicked and called the princess's name running up to her side. Just as Fox reached Zelda, Roy and Marth appeared from around the corner.
" Zelda…wait…" Fox ordered.
Zelda frowned, noticing something was wrong. " What's going on, Fox?"
Fox ignored the Hylian's question and opened the door. He poked his head inside the room before fully opening the door and flipping the light switch. Fox's eyes fell down to the floor, causing his mouth to hang open. His eyes averted from the ground, as he turned his head, refusing to gaze at what was in front of him.
The Hylian Princess pushed by Fox, and abruptly let out a scream. Tears flooded Zelda's eyes as she ran over to the lifeless body lying on the ground. Fox bit his lip, as he forced himself to look back down at Link.
The Hylian laid on the ground, blood covered the floor all around him. His very own sword, the Master Sword, stuck right through Link's chest. Blood dripped down the sword, and poured out of Link's mouth. It was almost like seeing Falco's death all over again, but instead of being on the wall, Link laid on the floor.
Marth and Roy both entered the room, their gasps easily heard. Fox looked over his shoulder, and briefly glanced at the book Roy carried. If only they had known sooner, they could of saved Link's life. If only none of this had happened. Just this morning Link was alive, but now…he was another smasher--murdered.
Zelda sat on the ground next to Link, her hands and dress covered in blood as she grabbed Link's tunic. Fox made his way over to the princess, and stood next to her as he glanced down at the Hero of Time. He took deep breath and bent down grabbing Zelda's arm.
" Zelda…we should…"
" No!" Zelda cried. " How could of happened? Why did it have to be Link?"
Zelda pushed Fox away, causing blood to get on his coat and his gloves. Fox stayed silent, as he looked at his hands. Link's thick red blood covered them. Tears built up in Fox's eyes. On the night of Falco's death, Fox was kneeling on the floor just like this. He was crying, staring at his hands, that were covered with Falco's blood. This situation, isn't that different. This time, Zelda was the one who was going through the pain, and torture. She was the one hysterically crying instead.
Fox let out a sigh, forcing the tears back. He stood to his feet, and silent walked toward the door. Roy and Marth both stepped aside, the Altean Prince going to comfort Zelda. Roy gripped tightly to the book, and watched as Fox walked by.
The young fox refused to look at the book, he wanted nothing to do with it at the moment.
He needed to be alone.
To think.
Fox leaned back on the lawn chair, looking up at the starry midnight sky. By now, everyone most likely knows about Link's death, including Master Hand. Tonight is going to be horrible, Fox knew it. With another death, everyone is going to be panicking and staying up all night. Fox was exhausted, and wanted to go to sleep to forget about everything.
Although, no matter how hard he tried, his eyes wouldn't stay closed.
He didn't know if it was from Link's death, or if he was actually terrified. He didn't know if it was because of the haunting memories of Falco's death, or the book. One thing was for sure, no knew who was going to be next, but Fox had the power to figure out before hand. The book was all he needed. Right now, the book was in Roy's hands.
Fox wiped his eyes as he looked down at the pool in front of him. He knew if he stayed in the mansion, then he would be ambushed by a bunch of smashers. He needed to be alone, and the only place he could think of was the pool. It was located far behind the mansion, just a little ways behind the garden, and the open field where they held Falco's funeral. Fox was the only one sitting at the pool, as he watched the clear glass looking water.
In the distance, the mansion shined brightly with all of it lights. He heard voices, people were out back, but luckily the voices didn't get louder. The people remained where they were, and Fox remained alone.
Eventually company came, and Fox was no longer alone. The bounty hunter, Samus, and her boyfriend Captain Falcon walked down to the pool, and spotted Fox. Samus dragged Captain Falcon over to the lonely smasher, and stood in front of him.
" Fox, you okay?" Samus questioned softly.
Fox nodded. " For now."
Captain Falcon crossed his arms. " You hear about Link?" Fox nodded again, staying silent. " It's a real shame. The killer strikes again."
" I feel really sorry for Zelda," Samus commented. " She's taking it really hard."
" At least her and Peach can cry together." Captain Falcon remarked.
" Captain Falcon! They both just lost their boyfriends." Samus snapped, as she faced him. " At least act like you feel sorry for them."
" I do Samus!" Captain Falcon retorted.
Fox lifted his eyes to the two standing in front of him. He listened to their conversation, actually finding some amusement in the two arguing. It was helping his mind wander away from Falco and Link, only until Samus had brought up the book.
" So do you still think the book has something to do with it?" Samus looked back down at Fox.
Fox nodded. " Yes."
Captain Falcon raised an eyebrow. " What book?"
Samus and Fox both ignored Captain Falcon. Samus crossed her arms, putting her weight on one leg. " Where is it?"
Fox shrugged. " Roy has it now. I want nothing to do with it for the moment."
" What book?" Captain Falcon repeated.
Fox continued. " We figured out about Link's death before it occurred. We tried to prevent it, but didn't make it to him in time."
Samus frowned. " So maybe you can save us."
Fox raised an eyebrow. " What do you mean?"
" You're the only one who can read it right?"
" Well…" Fox looked down at his hands, noticing the dried blood still there. " I don't think so…"
Captain Falcon stomped his foot. " WHAT BOOK?"
" May I ask you something?"
Everyone turned their attention to the new voice that entered the conversation. Fox frowned at the sight of Ganondorf, who appeared from within the darkness. How long has he been there? Has he been overhearing their conversation the entire time?
" What do you want Ganondorf?" Fox questioned.
" I couldn't help but overhear that you guys were talking about a book."
Fox nodded. " Yes…"
" What is it called?" Ganondorf questioned.
"…What Lies in the Dark…"
" By Falco?" Ganondorf assumed.
Fox grew suspicious. " ….Yes."
Ganondorf frowned and nodded. " Right…well I'll be seeing you."
He turned about to leave, but Samus stepped forward. " What was all that for?"
" I was…just curious." Ganondorf remarked, over his shoulder.
" Do you know anything about it?" Fox shouted, so the Gerudo would hear.
Ganondorf stopped, and turned facing the three smashers. " Fox…there are some things better left unsaid."
He smirked, and turned walking off.
A/N:
Hmmm, what is Ganondorf up to? Who knows. It could be anything. The murderer strikes again. Who will be the next one to go? I'm unsure. You'll just have to wait for the next chapter, haha.
Note: I know I said it before, but I'm going to say it again. Anything in italics is part of the actually story, Falco written. Unless it's someone's thoughts, which you'll easily be able to tell from the two.
Until Next Time!
